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ILLUSTmiED 



JAM 21 :[]9I 




1890 

publisl?ed for tfpe'j^oosicK falls Board of Jrzde 



COPYRIGHTED BY 

CHARLES H. roSSONS, 
GLENS FALLS, N. Y. 






INTRODUCTORY. 



I MIS publication is issued under the auspices of the 
^Al Hoosick Falls Board of Trade, which consists of 
the leading and active business and professional men 
of the village. The object of the association is to 
promote the prosperity of Hoosick Falls ; to collect and 
disseminate information and facts that shall tend to 
induce new enterprises to locate here ; to encourage enter- 
prises already started ; to encourage intercourse between 
business men ; to endeavor by all proper means to attract 
to the village such capital business enterprises, inven- 
tions, and manufactories as shall promote its growth ; 
and by systematic, careful and judicious methods con- 
tribute to the advancement of the general interests of the 
whole community. In this work we have sought to pre- 
sent, in an unprejudiced manner, the general attractions 
of Hoosick Falls from many standpoints, our aim being 
not to attract manufacturers only, but good citizens of all 
classes. Hoosick Falls possesses important natural advan- 
tages ; it is progressive and enterprising and the Board of 
Trade stands ready to do anything that may assist in 
increasing its industrial resources. 



nOOM-miLS-DGItKD-Gr-IinDE 



OFFICE-RS. 

ir. M. HOLMES, President 

JOS. BUCKLEY, First Vice-President 

FRANK RLLEY, Second Vice-President 

C. Q. ELDREDGE, Secretary 

E. M.JONES, Treasurer 

EXBCaTIVE COMMITTEE. 

W. M. HOLMES, JOS. BUCKLEY, 

FRANK RILEY, C. O. ELDREDGE, 

E. M. JONES, JOSEPH HAUSSLER, 

EDGAR LEONARD, A. L. JOHNSON, 

J. G. BYARS, Sr., BENJ. HORSLEY. 

STANDING COMMITTEES. 



ON M EM-B E-RSH IP, 

Joseph Haussler, H. W. Stone, John Gibson. 

ON FI/MAAieE. 

Edgar Leonard, Peter Gaffney, C. D. Kinsi^ey. 

OAJ T-RA-DE A/N-D MAAI U FAeTU-RES. 

A. L. Johnston, W. G. Parsons, Wm. Sheridan, 

A. C. Lottridge, L. E. Worden. 

ON PUBLie WO-RKS. 

J. G. Byars, Sr., C. W. Easton, John Doi.in. 

ON STATISTICS. 

Benj. H0RS1.EY, Geo. E. Greene, Nelson Gillespie. 



/HE.HBERS. 



Archibald, W. M Drugs 

Baker, Fred. E Clerk 

Barnes, Horace H Foreman W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Berber, H. P. (H. P. Berger &Co.) Furniture 

Blanshfield, Wm Grocer 

Bracknian & Levy Clothing 

Brien Bros Hardware 

Buckley. Jos Grocer, Coal and Wood 

Bvars, James G Bottler 

Cheney, C. A. . . Chief Accountant W. A. Wood M. & R. :M. Co. 

Clark, Bvron F Grocer 

Copeland, W. H. . Ass't Ch'f Acct'nt W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Covey, A. B Livery 

Darling, David Builder 

Darroch, John G Stoves, etc. 

DeLong B. F Meat Market 

Doliu. John Brick 

Easton, C. W. (Easton. Rising & Worden) . . Lumber, Coal. etc. 

Eldredge, Chas. Q Real Estate 

Fndredge, J. Wm Clerk 

Ely, W. H. (Wallace, Jones & Elv) General Store 

Fitch, F. S. , Jr ' Dry Goods 

Gaffney, Peter (Riley & Gaffnev) Livery, Coal, etc. 

Geer, Danforth .... Ass't Sec'y W. A Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Gibson, John Wall Paper 

Gillespie, Nelson (Gillespie Bros. ) Dry Goods 

Greene, George E. . Attorney 

Halsey, A. C Hotel 

Hammond, I". S Manager Co-operative Store 

Harcn, P. J Hotel 

Harrington, A. B Editor Hoosick Valley Democrat 

Haussler, Joseph Postmaster 

Hay field, T. H Billiard Parlor 

Healy, M. C. Hotel 

Heaton, Willis E Attorney 

Holmes, H. A Inventor 

Holmes, W. M Inventor 

Horsley, Benj Proprietor Rensselaer County Staudard 

Hudson. P\ R Physician 

Hurd, e;. B Lumber, Coal, Hardware, etc. 

Hyland, William ; . . Grocer 

Johnson, D. C. . Clerk 

Johnston, A. L General ^Merchant 

Jones, E. M. (Wallace, Jones & Ely) General Store 

Jones, Ernest C. (Gibson & Jones) Grocer 

Joslin, Geo. W Baker 

Kegler, A. G Clerk 

Kimpner, Sol. S Restaurant 

Kincaid, M. D Clothintj 



Members. n 

Kinsley, CD Attorney 

Lasor, Charles . . . Painter, and Manager Wood's Opera House 

Leonard, Edgar Express and Ice 

Levy, Edward Manager Rochester Clothing Store 

Lottridge, A. C Builder, etc. 

Lurie, P Dry Goods 

March, C. B Clerk 

Markstone, Louis Boots and Shoes 

McEachron, J. H. (McEachron & Robson) Jeweler 

McKearin, P Manager Western Union Telegraph Office 

Miller, J. M Merchant 

Murphy, Martin Meat Market 

Murray, John Grocer 

Nichols, Geo. H., Jr. . Purchasing Agt. W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 
Nichols, W. vS. . . . Vice-President W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Otey, John 

Parsons, Hinsdill Patent Attorney 

Parsons, Willard P Civil Engineer 

Parsons, J. Russell .... Attorney W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Parsons, Warren G Merchant. 

Pincus & Abram Clothing 

Platto, C. V. L Correspondent 

Putnam, W. B Physician 

Redmond, J. J Grocer 

Riley, Frank (Riley & GafFney) Livery, Coal, etc. 

Riley, Hugh A. (Watrous & Riley) Hardware 

Rising, C. F. (Easton, Rising & Worden) Lumber, Hardware, etc. 

Robson, C. A. (McEachron & Robson) Jeweler 

Runkle, D Collection Dept. W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Sawyer, John T Manager Electric Light Co. 

Sheridan, William Wines and Liquors 

Shull, John E Superintendent of Schools 

Sipperly, John A Photographer 

Slocum, A. J Grocer 

Smith, C. F. W Druggist 

Spencer, Chas. C Foreman W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Stevens, Frank L. . . . Supt. Stevens & Thompson Paper Mills 

Stevens, S. S. (Stevens & Thompson) Paper Mills 

Stone, Henrj' W Druggist 

Thorpe, Geo. E Druggist 

Van Hyning, Geo. W Clothing 

Waddell, James Tailor 

Watrous, E. G Inventor 

White, Frank H Meat Market 

White, Salem H Meat Market 

Wilder, Lyman C Real Estate 

Wood, W. A Pres't W. A. Wood M. & R. M. Co. 

Worden, L. E. (Easton, Rising & Worden), Lumber, Hardware, etc. 
Youlen, P. M Watchmaker and Jeweler 



QUESTIONS 

BY THE 

l^^oo^icl^ "p^ll^ "©OQrel oj" "Troiele. 



Do yo2i know that Hoosick Falls has an undeveloped 
water-power aggregating nearly 2000 horse-power ? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has many desirable sites 
for manufacturing establishments ? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has good railroad facili- 
ties with through trains to Boston, New York, Chicago, 
St. Louis, and Montreal ? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls gives employment to 
nearly 3000 of her citizens in her manufactories? 

Do you knozv that the population of Hoosick Falls is 
rapidly increasing ? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has a complete sj-stem 
of water w^orks with a never-failing supply of pure 
water ; and that the power which forces it through the 
entire village is sufficient to throw it over the highest 
buildings ? 

Do you know that Hoosick Falls has gas works, electric 
lights, two newspapers, a solid bank, and a perfect 
telephone service ? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has a fire department to 
be proud of? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has five churches of as 
many denominations ? 

Do you know that Hoosick Falls has a prosperous Young 
Men's Christian Association ? 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has a system of public 
schools second to no other place of comparative size in 
the State ? 




■i^Miiiiil^ 




Residence of Hon. Walter A. Wood. 



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Residence and Otfice of Chas. Q. Eldredge. 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 15 

Do you knozv that Hoosick Falls has the Citizens' Corps, 
one of the finest military organizations in the State ; 
and a State Armory which cost $40,000 ? 

Do you know that Hoosick Falls has a Grand Army Post , 
lodges of various orders, and prominent social clubs ? 

Do you know that Hoosick Falls is in the midst of a rich 
agricultural region, and is surrounded by scenery of 
surpassing loveliness ? 

Do you know that Hoosick Falls has two Building and 
Loan Associations, which build houses for their mem- 
bers ? 

Do you know that the laboring people of Hoosick Falls 
generally own their own homes ? 

Do you know that new-comers to Hoosick Falls will have 
the advantage of all completed improvements, and will 
not have to pay for them as they would in a new town ? 

Do you know that Hoosick Falls has a Board of Trade 
made up of about one hundred of her best business 
men, who are working together to increase the impor- 
tance of the village ? 

Do you know that taxes are low in Hoosick Falls ? 

Do you knozv that your best interests dictate that you 
visit Hoosick Falls or correspond with the Board of 
Trade before locating elsewhere ? 

As the Board of Trade does know that the facts sug- 
gested by the above questions are true, it cordially com- 
mends Hoosick Falls as a residence, and a desirable point 
for business and manufacturing. 



THE PAST. 



IT IS not to be expected that in a work of this kind, 
necessarily compact and brief in character, the com- 
piler should enter into a detailed and particular 
account of historical events, consequently much that is of 
itself interesting must be entirely ignored, the seeker for 
mere literary amusement being referred to purely histori- 
cal publications. 

The word Hoosick is of Aboriginal derivation. Judge 
Ball, the historian of the section, says the meaning of the 
word is "stony place," and that it is derived from the 
two Indian words Hussen and ack or jck. The spelling 
of the word, as adopted by the United States Govern- 
ment, is as written above. Beyond the border, in Massa- 
chusetts, however, the same river here called Hoosick is 
written " Hoosac," and the latter spelling is applied to 
the range of mountains pierced by the famous Hoosac 
Tunnel. In opposition to Judge Ball another writer of 
history evolves from the word, "Owl Valley," or "Val- 
ley of the Owl," Hoo being the Indian name for owl, and 
sac for valley. The application of either writer is good. 
Certainly the vicinity of the Hoosac Mountains is a 
" stony place," while the beautiful valley in the vicinity 
of Hoosick Falls is fair to look upon, and gives rise to 
the question ''^ Hoo would not be glad to have it for a 
home?" 



HoosiCK FALI.S, N. Y. 17 

The township of Hoosick embraces about 38,000 acres. 
The township of Hoosick was formed March 24, 1772. 
Within the town, a little more than five years later, was 
fought one of the most decisive battles of the Revolution 
— the first check to the triumphant Burgoyne. But for 
the victory here achieved England would no doubt have 
conquered the colonists. Indeed, the event, which has 
ever been conceded to be decisive of American liberty on 
this continent, decided the course of France in espousing 
the cause of the colonies, and thus assured the Independ- 
ence of America. We refer to the so-called Battle of 
Bennington. True, the English expedition designed 
capturing stores at Bennington, but, nevertheless, the 
battle was fought in the town of Hoosick, but a short 
distance from Hoosick Falls, near the Walloomsac River, 
and should properly be called Battle of Walloomsac. The 
story of the battle has often been told. August 16, 1777, 
Gen. John Stark, of New Hampshire, commanding a 
hastily-gathered force of militia, defeated a detachment 
of Gen. Burgoyne's army under Col. Baum. Gen. Bur- 
goyne, with an army of invasion from Canada, was 
marching towards New York, expecting to form a junc- 
tion with a force sent up the Hudson by Howe, the 
British commander there, at or near Albany. The object 
of these movements was to cut off New England from 
the rest of the country. Burgoyne's march from Canada 
had been one of triumph, very much like that of a con- 
queror. Becoming short of provisions, and knowing that 
considerable stores were collected at Bennington as a 



i8 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

depot for the American army, Burgoyne resolved to seize 
it for the use of his own forces. He selected for that pur- 
pose a force of German regulars, some Canadians, a corps 
of provincials (tories), and over loo Indians, with two 
pieces of artillery. This force was completely routed by 
Gen. Stark. The loss to the Americans was thirty 

killed and forty wounded ; that of the English, two 
pieces of brass cannon, seven hundred stand of arms, 
seven hundred prisoners, two hundred and seven dead on 
the spot, and a large number of wounded. The injury 
to the enemy by this disaster can scarcely be estimated. 
It was not confined to loss of men and munitions of war. 
The victory was the first check given to the march of 
Burgoyne. By its depressing effect on the spirits of the 
enemy, and the confidence in their powers with which it 
inspired the Americans, the current of success was at 
once turned from the British to the American arms. 

The first settlement of Hoosick Falls was about the 
time of the formation of the township, in 1772. A few 
years later the water-power of the cataract here began to 
be utilized, and extensive carding, fulling and cloth- 
dressing works were built, followed by a grist-mill, saw- 
mill and flax-mill, and a distillery. Still later large 
cotton-mills were operated here, continuing until about 
1840. 

Hoosick Falls was incorporated as a village in 1827. 
The population was then 200, the houses, 36, the voters, 
50, the valuation, $96,370, and the length of the streets 
less than two miles. 

Having indulged in history to this extent let us now 
take up Hoosick Falls as we find it to-day, hoping that 
he who reads what may be said of the village will be 
interested therein, and become imbued with a desire to 
know more about it. 



MOOSICK TALLS. 



nOOSICK FALLS is a very attractive village of 
nearly 8000 inhabitants, charmingly located on the 
Hoosick River. The physical features of the town- 
ship are marked by ranges of hills cut by fertile valleys, 
through which the Hoosick River and the Walloomsac 
River flow. To the east is the Taghanic range of mount- 
ains, while on the west is the Petersburgh range. 
Indeed, the mountains and hills are a permanent feature 
of the landscape. Nowhere in this vicinity is the sight 
of them or the inspiring sense of their presence altogether 
wanting. 

The town is divided into two nearly equal parts by the 
Hoosick River. This is a historic stream, whose valley 
was the war-path along which the French and Indians 
made their stealthy marches upon the villages of New 
England. The Walloomsac River empties into the 
Hoosick a short distance from Hoosick Falls. Both of 
these streams are rapid and their waters turn the wheels 
of many busy factories. The Hoosick winds through 
the village in the shape of a letter "S." Above the falls 
excellent facilities for boating are presented, and this 
form of recreation is much enjoyed by many of the 
villagers. 

Hoosick Falls is situated on the great Fitchburg Rail- 
road, 163 miles from Boston, 27 miles from Troy, 32 



22 HoosiCK Falls. X. Y. 

luiles from Albany, and 1S2 miles frx)m New York. The 
ride here from Boston is but five and one-half hours ; 
from New York, five hours. Through trains run frt)m 
here to Boston. New York, Chicago and Montreal. 

Hoosick Falls presents all the elements of a thrifty and 
enterprising village. Its people have made good use of 
natural advantages, and stand ready to increase its use- 
fulness and add to its strength. Peopled by an industri- 
ous population, its progress bears evidence of a spirit that 
overcomes all difSeulties, and in this spirit the people 
hold out their hands to welcome all who may read of 
Hoosick Falls, and who may yield to the tempting advan- 
tages the \-illage offers as a place of industry or a village 
of quiet homes. 

The country surronnding Hoosick Falls affords a great 
variety of delightfril walks and drives, and presents many 
attractive and interesting views. 

Statistics prove that Hoosick Falls is one of the rcost 
healthful places in the country. Its climate is pure and 
genial : the village is subject to no prevailing diseases, 
and its sanitary condition is well regulated by an eficient 
board of health. 

The residence portion of the town is attractive. Hoo- 
sick Falls is a village of permanent citizens, and. better 
than all. a community of permanent hemes and home- 
holctrs. Beside the more pretentious residences located 
here and there throughout the village, in an atmosphere 
as pure as ever fioated on mountain breeze, are the hemes 
of the workingmen. At evening when the sleeve is 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 23 

drawn over those strong arms, around their cwn fireside 
and amid the contentment of their own household, rest 
the masters and owners of these homes— not crowded ten- 
ements, the abodes of darkness and despair — but bright 
cottages, beset with flowers blooming under the sunlight 
of heaven, shaded bj^ church spires and within the sound 
of school bells. 

In the immediate vicinity of Hoosick Falls, and in the 
same township, are several small villages which help 
swell the volume of trade here, and are of material bene- 
fit to the village. Hoosick, three miles west, has an 
Episcopal and a Baptist Church, and a Parish School. 
North Hoosick, about a mile north, has a large paper- 
mill, and several other industries, and a Methodist 
Church. A scheme is on foot to build an electric road 
from H6osick Falls to North Hoosick. A little to the 
east of North Hoosick is Walloomsac, with a large paper- 
mill Eagle Bridge is a short distance west of Hoosick 
Falls. The Delaware & Hudson Railroad here forms a 
junction with the Fitchburg. Eagle Bridge has a 
memorial church. 

WATER WORKS. 

Hoosick Falls is supplied with pure water by the 
Hoosick Falls Water Supply Co. The source is a gigan- 
tic well, twenty-five feet in diameter, located on the flats 
above the falls. Water is pumped into the main pipes 
direct, and also into a storage reservoir located on one of 
the eminences of the village. The company has about 



24 HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 

eight miles of street mains, and it supplies the village 
with eighty-six fire hydrants. The average pressure is 
eighty pounds to the square inch. The force is sufficient 
to throw streams from the hydrants over the highest 
buildings. 

CHURCHES. 
The churches of Hoosick Falls number five. The 
buildings are substantial, and the condition of their 
financial affairs attest the most skillful and conservative 
direction. The churches are as follows : St. Mark's 
Episcopal, Church of the Immaculate Conception (R. C), 
Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, First Baptist. St. 
Mark's Church is rich in memorial gifts. In the tower is 
a chime of bells and a clock, presented by J. Hobart 
Warren, a summer resident here, in memory of his wife. 
A beautiful carved oak reredos, representing the Lord's 
Supper, is the gift of Wm. M. Cranston, of England, in 
memory of his wife. A brass lecturn and oak pulpit is 
the gift of John G. Darroch, in memory of his wife. 
There are also altar brasses and stained windows in 
memory of persons intimately connected with the parish. 
The new Methodist Church and the Baptist Church also 
have several very handsome memorial windows. 

SOCIETIES. 

Hoosick Falls has a number of societies of a fraternal 
and beneficial character, all of which are in a prosperous 
condition, and fulfilling the mission for which they were 
intended. Tkese organizations embrace the following : 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 27 

Post Wood, G. A. R., Hoosick Falls Veteran Association, 
Camp Byers, Sons of Veterans, Van Rensselaer Lodge, 
F. & A. M., Raymond Chapter, R. A. M.. United Lodge, 
I. O. O. F., Star Lodge, K. of P., Temple of Honor, 
Father Matthew T. A. B. Society, Mutual Relief Society, 
Emerald Beneficial Asssociation, Ancient Order of Hiber- 
nians, Irish National League, O'Connell Association, etc. 

SOLDIERS' /nONUA\ENT. 

Through the efforts of the Hoosick Falls Veteran Asso- 
ciation a beautiful monument, commemorating the lives 
of those who fell in the War of the Rebellion, was erected 
in 1878, in Monument Park, at the intersection of Classic 
and High Streets. The monument cost $1500. One- 
fifth of the amount was appropriated by the town. The 
balance was raised by the Association. 

POST WOOD. G. A. R. 
Few towns evince the interest in Grand Army matters 
that Hoosick Falls shows. Post Wood has a member- 
ship of about 100. The hall occupied by the post is very 
attractive, profusely decorated, and well worthy a visit. 

TME PRESS. 
The press of Hoosick Falls is able and enterprising, 
and faithfully mirrors the events of the day. The 
Rensselaer County Standard, Benj. Horsley, proprietor, is 
a Republican paper. It was established nearly nineteen 
years ago. Under Mr. Horsley' s management it has 
greatly increased in usefulness, and maintains a high 



28 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

position among the weekly papers of the State. The 
Hoosick Valley Democrat recently entered upon its fifth 
volume. It is published every Wednesday by Heaton & 
Harrington, is a clean paper typographically, attractively 
made up, is enterprising, and a newsy, stirring paper. 

HOOSAC CLUB. 
This is a social organization which evolved from the 
Hoosac Wheelmen, a bicycling club, organized in 1884. 
In May, 1890, the organization was changed to the 
present title. The club, which numbers about 100 of the 
prominent men of the village, has elegant quarters in 
Holmes Block, on Classic Street. The rooms are finished 
with hard- wood floors, and the walls are covered with 
felt paper. The billiard-room is 25x35 feet, and contains 
a pool table and a billiard table. The drawing-room and 
reading-room and a cosy sitting-room are handsomely 
furnished ; there are heavy tapestry window hangings 
and portieres ; the walls are adorned with pictures ; the 
parlor has its piano. There are toilet-rooms and bath- 
rooms. In a word, the rooms are elegant and the furni- 
ture and fittings magnificent. 

BANKS. 
Hoosick Falls has but one banking institution — The 
First National. It is noted for its sound, energetic, yet 
conservative management, holds a high rank among the 
banks of the State, and commands the entire confidence 
of business men and capitalists. The bank has a capital 
of $60,000. Its last statement shows deposits amounting 



HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 29 

to $430,620.94 ; loans and discounts, $396,427.53 ; due 
from approved reserve agents, $101,398.56; due from 
other National banks, $14,062.29 ; surplus and undivided 
profits, $61,465.51. 

SCHOOLS. 

The people of Hoosick Falls cheerfully and liberally 
supply the means necessary to maintain good schools. 

It is not claimed that the educational facilities here are 
better than anywhere else in the world ; simply that they 
are, at least, equal to the best found in other villages of 
similar size. 

The affairs of the district are administered by a Board 
of Education, composed of three trustees, one of whom is 
elected annually for the term of three years. 

The community is quite particular into whose hands it 
commits its educational interests; and hence there are 
selected for this important ofiice men who are prominent 
for business capacity and enterprise, executive ability, 
and intellectual attainments. The trusteeship has been 
graced by such names as Hon. Walter A. Wood, J. M. 
Rosebrook, Joseph Buckley, Hon. J. Russell Parsons, 
Dr. E. P. Alden and Ambrose Carr, the last three of 
whom constitute the present board. 

The district owns and uses three large buildings, thor- 
oughly furnished. In each the warming, ventilating and 
sanitary arrangements are constructed according to 
modern and approved principles. 

For many years Mrs. Julia M. Dewey, a scholarly lady, 



3© HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

and a faithful, intelligent worker, was principal of the 
schools, combining the functions of teacher and superin- 
tendent. She resigned her position in 1887 and is now 
the popular and efficient principal of the Training School 
at Lowell, Mass. 

Mr. John E. Shull became her successor and continued 
serving as principal for three years, at the expiration of 
which time the Board of Education, authorized by a 
recent statute of general application to all districts of 
5000 population, and over, elected him superintendent. 

An able corps of twenty- seven teachers is employed. 
Many hav€ had the benefit of College, Normal School or 
High School training, and nearly all have had consider- 
able experience in the school-room. Their work is done 
with thoroughness and intelligence, and their cooperation 
with the superintendent is most earnest and cordial. 

The district is subject to the visitation of the Regents 
of the University of the State of New York, and the 
classes in the preliminary and advanced branches take 
the Regents' examinations at stated times. 

The number of pupils in attendance is over 1200, and 
the average daily attendance is about ninety per cent, of 
the enrollment. 

The course of study is quite similar to that of all large 
and progressive villages, and covers twelve years. The 
aim is to conduct all work according to the methods 
approved by our soundest educators, be those methods 
ancient or modern. In all the grades special effort is 
made to have pupils help themselves and thus induce the 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 33 

spirit of self-dependence, and the habit of close and con- 
tinued application. In the Grammar grades are com- 
pleted the common branches as well as United States 
History, Physiology, and Book-keeping. 

The High School numbers eighty scholars, including 
several non-residents. Its course of study extends over 
three years, embracing the higher mathematics, the 
sciences, English History, Rhetoric, Latin, Greek and 
French. The last-named branch is optional and extra. 
Latin and Greek, one or both, are elective in place of as 
many science studies. 

Students so desiring will be fitted specially to enter 
College, though the system is not intended nor conducted 
as a feeder to higher institutions. The aim is to do the 
best possible for the great majority who cannot enter 
College. Thorough instruction in vocal music is given 
in all grades by an accomplished specialist, and his work 
is supplemented by daily practice in every school, con- 
ducted by its teacher. The corps of teachers are fitting 
themselves under the personal supervision of a capable 
instructor, to give their schools the benefit of intelligent 
work in form study and drawing along the lines pre- 
scribed by the State department. 

The district owns a large and well-selected library, 
open to the public and the pupils. It is liberally used, 
and the effects are plainly seen in the community and the 
schools. 

Three years ago the free text-book system was adopted. 
Under its use it is found possible to have a much greater 



34 HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 

variety of authors than under the old system, when the 
pupils bought their own books. And the aggregate cost 
to the district is much less. 

Boasting is out of place. Yet, the school authorities 
earnestly invite fair and proper comparisons, to the end 
that its claim to excellence may be substantiated, and 
that the public schools may be seen to be well serving 
their purpose in developing the genuine manhood and 
womanhood that is the ripened fruit of American civiliza- 
tion and American institutions. 

TO AANLirACTURERS. 

The right place to manufacture successfully is evidently 
at a point where the raw material accumulates naturally, 
and where, at the same time, there is cheap power and 
ample facilities for marketing the product. Hoosick 
Falls presents these conditions. Situated upon a great 
trunk railway line connecting the village with the great 
markets of the East and West, the lumber regions of the 
North and the coal fields of the South, together with 
ample water-power, insures advantages to Hoosick Falls 
that are of vast interest to manufacturers. Factory sites 
can be secured in very desirable localities. Hard and 
soft coal, iron, lumber, timber and other material for 
manufacturing purposes can be brought here cheaper 
than to many competing places, and the facilities for dis- 
tribution are ample. The manufacturer who locates here 
will find everything at hand for the successful further- 
ance of his enterprise, and a friendly and helping hand 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 35 

will be offered him by every citizen of the community. 
The great success attained by the Walter A. Wood 
Mowing and Reaping Machine Co. here is an indication of 
what may be done in some other branch of industrial enter- 
prise. The reaper works employ male help exclusively. 
Now acommunity embracing an armj^ of nearly 2000 male 
employes in one institution naturally offers an abundance 
of female help. This is true of Hoosick Falls, and the 
manufacturer of textile goods, or of any articles in which 
female operatives could be employed, can readily secure 
the most intelligent help by locating here. Extensive 
stone quarries, a valuable marble quarry, brick yards, 
producing the best quality of brick, and adjacent timber 
lands, practically places building material on the site to 
be built upon. 

WATER POWER. 

Water is the cheapest power known ; and where this 
power can be obtained in any considerable volume there 
is the place to plant industrial enterprise. Hoosick Falls 
presents this great desideratum. Three separate localities 
invite attention, and the three will furnish nearly 2000 
horse-power. One, on the Hoosick, is already developed 
and only awaits the building of factories. The dam and 
race-way are shown in an engraving on another page. A 
desirable site for any kind of manufacturing, or an estab- 
lishment of great magnitude, can here be secured, with 
railroad tracks to the very doors. The land is compara- 
tively level, affording the greatest facility in building. 



36 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

Two other undeveloped powers are upon the Walloom- 
sac River. High banks permit the building of dams and 
the construction of extensive ponds, while the territory 
below the dams would afford the best possible facilities 
for the erection of mills. 

Add to cheap power the unexcelled opportunity for 
securing desirable help for nearly all classes of manu- 
facturing, and it must be admitted that Hoosick Falls 
possesses advantages as a manufacturing centre that are 
worthy of the most careful investigation. 

STATE ARAORY. 

The armory of the 32d Separate Co, N. G. S. N. Y. is 
one of the handsomest buildings in Hoosick Falls ; and it 
is a fine home for one of the crack companies of the State 
militia. The building and site cost $37,000. The site 
was purchased by Rensselaer County at a cost of $6000, 
and the building was erected by the State. The com- 
pany expended about $3000 in fittings and furnishings, 
thus making the armory and appurtenances cost $40,000. 
The building, which is illustrated elsewhere, is 154x75 
feet in dimensions. The basement is utilized as a rifle- 
range. The drill-room is 120x75 ^^^^i ^^^ ^s without 
obstruction. A gallery is across one end for spectators. 
There are also in the building room}' oSicers' quarters, 
reading-room, parlor, locker-room, bath-room, and a band- 
room for the exclusive use of a band connected with the 
company. The band is a separate organization entirely, 
of thirty pieces, under the leadership of Henry Surdam. 




A-rmory of 33d Company. N. G. S. N. Y. 




isidence of W. B. Putnam, M. D. 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 39 

The officers of the companj' are : Chas, W. Eddy, 
Captain ; Frank L,. Stevens, First I,ieutenant ; Geo. H. 
Walden, Second lyieutenant; F. R, Hudson, M. D., 
Assistant Surgeon. 

BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. 

There are two building and loan associations in Hoo- 
sick Falls, the business of which is confined to the place, 
and is of much benefit to many industrious citizens in 
aiding them to build, purchase and pay for their own 
homes. 

The first is known as the Hoosick Building and Loan 
Association, which commenced business in May, 1882. 
Since that date this association has loaned to members 
over $102,000, nearly all of which amount was invested 
in houses in Hoosick Falls. It has never lost a dollar 
and has never foreclosed a mortgage, which speaks well 
for the management and for the members of the associa- 
tion. The officers are : E. R. Estabrook, President ; 
G. A. Willis, Vice-President ; B. Horsley, Treasurer ; 
L. C. Wilder, Secretary and Attorney. 

The second association was organized in June, 1889, 
and is doing a very conservative, profitable and extensive 
business of the same nature as the first Its name is The 
Permanent Savings and Loan Association. The total 
amount of money paid to the association by its members 
to December ist, 1890, was $41,515.23. The following 
quarterly dividends have been declared : December, 
1889, two per cent. ; April, 1890, three per cent. ; July, 



40 HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 

1890, four per cent. ; October, 1890, three per cent. 
Amount of capital stock paid in, $38,370.00 ; total profits, 
$3,136.23. 

The officers are as follows : President, Joseph Buckley ; 
Vice-President, John E. ShuU ; Secretary, C. D. Kinsley ; 
Treasurer, P. McKearin ; Attorney, G. E. Greene. 

The offices of both associations are in Wilder' s build- 
ing, Classic Street, and the Boards of Directors meet once 
a month for regular business, on the 23d and 25th 
respectively. 

POWER AND LIGHT. 

The streets of Hoosick Falls are lighted by the Thom- 
son-Houston system of electric lights under a long con- 
tract with the Hoosick Falls Water Power and Light Co. 
This company began operations in the autumn of 1888. 
It operates both arc and incandescent systems. The com- 
pany has a tract of twenty-seven acres of land, which, 
together with the plant for lighting, cost $100,000. The 
Hoosick River furnishes power. A dam 150 feet long 
and 12 feet high was built by the company, and a race- 
way giving a fall of about 18 feet conducts the water to 
the wheels. The dam, raceway, station, and much of the 
lands belonging to the company are illustrated upon an- 
other page, also the railroad passing alongside the ])rop- 
erty. The company has a minimum unused power ag- 
gregating 500 horse, which will be leased on the most 
favorable terms to manufacturers locating here, or the 
company will transmit electric-power to any locality in 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 41 

Hoosick Falls that may be desired. The officers of the 
company are : Hon. James W. Wakefield, President ; 
Frank A. Sawyer, Treasurer ; John T. Sawyer, Secretary 
and Manager. The company is progressive and liberal. 
It has been built up through the earnest efforts of Mr. 
John T. Sawyer, its efficient manager, to whom much 
credit is due for the fine plant and the development of the 
excellent water-power, which, we believe, will in the near 
future prove of vast benefit to Hoosick Falls. 




/nANUrACTURING. 



Hoosick Falls is known throughout the whole country 
for its thriving manufacturing enterprises, and in this 
regard it must surely increase. And why ? Simply 
because of the vast unused water-power at command and 
the determination of the leading citizens of the village to 
have this power utilized. Hoosick Falls is awake to its 
needs, and there is no reason why it should not make 
giant strides forward within the next few years. 

The first manufacturing establishment in Hoosick 
Falls was about the year 1784, when Joseph Dorr leased 
a large area of land, together with the water-power on 
the north side of the river, and erected a carding and 



42 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

fulling-mill. Subsequently a flax-mill, a distillery and a 
saw-mill were erected upon this property. In 1786 Ben- 
jamin Colvin built a grist-mill on the south side of the 
river. In 1823 Joseph Gordon, a Scotchman, built what 
was known as the Caledonian cotton factory on the south 
bank of the Hoosick, and gave employment to about 150 
persons. In 1831 two gentlemen named Benedict built 
the Tremont cotton factory on the north side of the river. 
In 1855 the Tremont factory property was sold to Walter 
A, Wood, and in 1869 the Caledonian factory was pur- 
chased by the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping 
Machine Co., which now owns the entire power furnished 
by the cataract known as Hoosick falls. As everything 
pertaining to existing manufactures in Hoosick Falls is 
of interest, we append brief pen sketches of the various 
industrial enterprises. 

WALTER A. WOOD AAOWING AND REAPING 

ynAcniNE coa\pany. 

The history of the extensive Walter A, Wood Reaper 
Works centers on the efforts and character of Mr. Wood 
himself, and may well arouse the ambition of young men 
originally dependent, like him, on their own unaided 
efforts. The founder and head of the business, Walter 
A. Wood, was a youth of great vigor of body and mind 
and boundless courage ; and these characteristics were 
regulated by common sense, a kindly disposition, and a 
deep respect for truth and honest}'. He was born in 
Mason, Hillsboro County, N. H. B>' the time he had 




Residence of AV. M. Holmes. 




Residence of W. S. Nichols. 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 45 

attained manhood he had mastered the trade of machinist, 
came to Hoosick Falls and worked in a machine shop, at 
once showing unusual skill and care in machine work 
and blacksmithing. After a time he became connected 
with the manufacture of agricultural implements, includ- 
ing plows ; but seeing the possibilities of the then unde- 
veloped reaper business he soon concentrated his atten- 
tion on the making of harvest machinery. About the 
year 1850 he purchased a territorial right to make and 
sell the reaper known as the "John P. Manny," and 
opened the manufacture of it at Hoosick Falls, with 
icjprovements in its construction. 

In 1855 he added to his facilities by buying the prem- 
ises of the Tremont cotton factory. 

In 1859 growing business compelled him to further 
extend his premises by renting a place formerly occupied 
by a competitor. 

In November, i860, his entire plant was practically 
annihilated by fire. The sales had averaged five thousand 
machines for two years previous. The same year the 
work of re-building began, and the factory was re-estab- 
lished with improved facilities. The Wood mower had 
already been added to his manufactures, and has remained 
a specialty ever since. It made a great success from the 
start. 

In 1861 Walter A. Wood patented his "chain-rake 
reaper," a machine so unique and different from any- 
thing ever before conceived that perhaps no one ever 
looked upon it for the first time without being startled. 



46 HoosiCK Falls, N, Y. 

Wood's reapers and mowers had by this time acquired 
wide fame and his business was not onl}- attracting atten- 
tion from farmers, but from financial people in the busi- 
ness world. It now became no difficult matter to enlist 
larger capital, and in 1865 a number of gentlemen united 
in the formation of the Walter A. Wood Mowing and 
Reaping Machine Co., making him the president and 
superintendent. 

The Wood establishment met with a second interruption 
by fire in 1870, but the check was in part neutralized by 
the lately acquired ownership of the Caledonia mill build- 
ings which furnished a workshop while the burned prem- 
ises were rebuilding. From the date of the 1870 fire new 
buildings have been year by j^ear added to meet the 
heavy growth of business. It is difficult to show them in 
a picture owing to the separation of them by steep eleva- 
tions of land in the plain which they occupy, but some idea 
may be gained by the picture piloted in this publication. 

In 1873 the reel- rake reaper knowm as the " Walter A. 
Wood sweep-rake reaper" was put forth with great 
success. 

In 1874 the most striking enterprise in Mr. Wood's 
career up to the present time occurred in the introduction 
of the harvesting machine, which not only reaped the 
grain and separated it into gavels, but bound it into 
sheaves ready for the shock or stack. 

In 1878 was introduced Wood's enclosed- gear mower, 
which was at once adopted as a type by European manu- 
facturers. 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 47 

In 1880 the company brought out their twine-binder 
harvester, to which was added Wood's bundle carrier, 
which deposited the sheaves in groups. 

Novelties are still being brought out almost every year, 
and the production of the works was greater last season 
than ever before, being 82,970 machines — an average of 
330 for each working day. In the numerous departments 
comprising the works upwards of 2000 men are employed. 

The consumption of material for the season of 1890 in- 
cluded such items as the following : Steel and iron, 24,- 
000 tons ; coal, 8000 tons ; grindstones, 220 tons ; paints, 
250 tons ; rivets, 60 tons ; brass, 60 tons ; lul)ricating 
oils, 10,000 gallons ; bolts, 5,000,000. In 1890 binding 
twine for harvesters was supplied to farmers to the 
amount of over 2500 tons. 

The works stand on a tract of eighty- five acres of land 
on the west bank of the Hoosick River in a great bend of 
its course. They consist of the departments for black- 
smith work, machinist work, wood-working, setting-up, 
painting, pattern shops, tool-making, grinding rooms, 
iron foundry, brass foundry, tumbling-barrel room, in and 
out freight depots, sample rooms, warehouses, boiler and 
engine houses, water-power buildings, a special fire-proof 
building for storing patterns, an inventions department, 
and a large and finely-fitted office building. In addition 
to the above departments the company has its own 
malleable iron works, constituting one of the best 
plants in existence. The large buildings throughout the 
premises are divided into sections by fire- proof walls ex- 



48 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

tending several feet above the roofs. On a high point of 
land in the midst of the company's tract stands a large 
reservoir considerably higher than the roofs of the factory 
buildings and connected by pipes with all parts of the 
premises, with automatic sprinklers fastened to the ceil- 
ings. There is, also, independent fire apparatus boused 
in the yards, and there are hydrants and reels of hose 
provided in case of need. 

All parts of the works are connected by private railroad 
tracks, which comprise seven miles on the grounds, with 
a full outfit of freight cars and two locomotives for switch- 
ing cars to the public railroad, and moving materials and 
machines on the premises. Whole freight trains are 
quickly loaded at the company's freight houses and 
hauled by the company's locomotives to the track of the 
Fitchburg Railroad known as the " Hoosac Tunnel Line," 
thus bringing the works into prompt communication with 
all parts of the world. 

The shops are lighted by electricitj' by the company's 
private plant, and the various departments are steam 
heated. 

The river furnishes a fine water-power, the steam 
engines of the company being used merely as accessory 
power or in case of emergency. From the wood-working 
departments the sawdust is sucked into pipes which con- 
vey it to the boiler houses where it is utilized as fuel in 
making steam. 

This great hive of industry ensconsed so favorably 
among the wholesome hills of the Hoosac region of east- 




y 



HoosiCK FaIvLS, N. Y. 51 

ern New York has sent forth inventions which have 
received the highest prizes at all the World's Fairs ever 
held, and have made the names "Walter A. Wood" and 
" Hoosick Falls"' familiar and famaus in every country. 
Up to the end of the 1890 season 875,369 Walter A. 
Wood machines had already been made, sent out and 
sold. And more than one-half of this immense number 
have been manufactured during the past nine years. 

MOOSICK FALLS HOSIERY C^APANY. 
This concern began operations in 1886, and was re-or- 
ganized in 18S9. The mill is what is known as a three- 
set mill, and gives employment to eighty persons, the 
pay-roll amounting to $2500 per month. The product is 
merino and all-wool underwear. This mill is operated by 
a syndicate which controls other knitting-mills. The 
product is sold through commission houses. 

STEVENS & TMOnPSON PAPER AMLLS. 

The industry conducted b}^ the above firm is located on 
the Walloomsac River, at North Hoosick. The enter- 
prise was established about thirty-five years ago ; and it 
has been under the present management for twenty-one 
years. The individual members of the firm are S. S. 
Stevens, Geo. S. Thompson and F. L. Stevens. The 
head of the firm, who is the inventor of several appliances 
of vast interest to paper makers, has been connected with 
this industry since its inception. The mill produces spe- 
cialties in wallpapers, its product being seven tons per 
day. 

The Walloomsac Paper Co., whose mill is located at 
the village of Walloomsac, is composed of S. S. Stevens, 
Geo. S. Thompson, R. H. Thompson and F. h. Stevens. 
The product is sixteen tons of hanging paper daily. 

Both of these mills are provided with the most approved 
machinery, are lighted with electric lights, and are run 
to their fullest capacity. The sales of product are chiefly 



52 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

in New York and Philadelphia. The two mills give 
employment to loo persons. 

H^QSICK PALLS CL'STOAA AMLLS. 

Hurd & Co., the enterprising dealers in a variety of 
articles, referred to elsewhere, are proprietors of this 
industr)-, which is the only grist-mill in the village, and 
which is also the largest grain-handling concern between 
Troy and North Adams. The mill is a large wood and 
brick structure, built in 1878 by Chas. Q. Eldredge, and 
enlarged in 1880. It has two run of stone, with a capac- 
ity for grinding 350 bushels of corn and 100 bushels of 
wheat every ten hours. In the same building is an 
extensive wood-working establi.shraent, fitted with all 
desirable machinery for dressing lumber, for planing, 
matching, scroll sawing, for manufacturing moldings and 
the various articles of house-finish produced by wood- 
working establishments. Over the establishment is a 
large shirt factory, which takes power from Hurd & Co. 

Hurd & Co. are also manufacturers of chair stock in 
Hoosick Falls, while at Sandgate, Vt., the firm have a 
shingle-mill, and own an extensive tract of timber land. 

SWiViT rACTOR^'. 

A branch of the firm of Miller, Hall & Hartwell, shirt 
manufacturers, of Troy, occupies two floors 35x100 feet 
over Hurd & Co.'s wood- working shop. The firm was 
induced to locate here by Chas. Q. Eldredge, who erected 
the building, and its success here is shown in a constantly 
increasing business. The firm employs about 140 persons, 
produces 40,000 dozen shirts annually, and pays out $40,- 
000 per year for help alone. 

HILAND CARPENTER. 

Mr, Carpenter is located at North Hoosick, where he 
conducts a shirt manufactory and a plaster-mill. Mr. 
Carpenter has a large surplus water-power and property 
upon which a factory can be built. 



LIVE BUSINESS /^EN. 



Hoosick Falls has a large number of "Eli" business 
men who "get there" with great force when matters of 
public importance are involved. Most of these men will 
be found represented in the apppendix to this publication 
by advertising cards. These advertisers have made it 
possible for the Board of Trade to issue this publication. 
Their contributions have aided materially in securing the 
work, and in spreading the excellent advantages pos- 
sessed by Hoosick Falls as a location for industrial enter- 
prise. 

PARSONS' BAZAR. 
This is the most extensive mercantile establishment in 
Hoosick Falls. It was established in 1849 by A. C. Par- 
sons, and has been since 1853 at its present location, on 
Main Street. In 1868 Warren G. Parsons entered the 
house and the firm became A. C. Parsons & Son. Upon 
the death of the senior proprietor Warren succeeded to 
the business. The premises embrace four floors, 32x80 
feet, with an elevator running from cellar to garret. The 
basement is used for reception and storage of goods, and 
has a track and car running the entire length. The first 
floor proper and second floor are used for display pur- 
poses, and the top story for storage. The business is 
dealing in shelf hardware, fine trimmings for builders' 
use, carpenters' and machinists' tools, hand agricultural 
implements, house-furnishing goods of all kinds, silver- 
ware, crockery, toys, guns, ammunition and fishing 
tackle, books, toilet cases, fine plush goods, papeteries, 
albums, pictures, text books, fine gift books, Christmas 
and birthday cards, etc. The stock in each department 
is as large as that carried in stores devoted to single lines. 



54 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

CMAS. Q. ELDREDGE. 

Chas. Q. Eldredge, the Secretar}- of the Board of Trade, 
is the real estate dealer of Hoosick Falls, where he has 
been a resident since 1873. He was for several years in 
the business at present conducted by Hurd & Co., is the 
second largest tax-payer in the village, and is a thorough 
"hustler" in all business matters. He built the Hoo- 
sick Falls Custom Mills, and secured the location here of 
a large shirt factory. He is prominently identified with 
the First National Bank, and it was chiefly to his efforts 
that the institution was started. His office, on Church 
Street, is the finest in town ; it is heated by steam and 
lighted by a private electric plant, owned by himself. 
Mr. Eldredge is one of the village trustees, and believes 
in a brilliant future for Hoosick Falls. As to what he 
does and will do we call attention to his advertisement in 
appendix. 

MAUSSLER & SON. 

This concern is the oldest furniture and undertaking 
establishment in Hoosick Falls. It was established in 
1859, and occupies commodious quarters in Wood's Block, 
Classic Street. Everything in the line of furniture of 
various grades, upholstery goods, pictures and frames, 
art goods and decorations are carried in stock, while a 
specialty is made of undertaking and embalming. 

GILLESPIE BROS. 
This firm began business in a small way, on John Street, 
in 1 88 1, as the only strictly dry goods house in Hoosick 
Falls. In 1883 the concern moved into its present fine 
quarters, in Cheney Block, Main Street. Gillespie Bros, 
deal in dry goods, carpets and cloaks, and are leaders in 
their lines in town. The store is fitted with all modern 
improvements, including cash carriers, etc. The individ- 
ual members of the firm are Chester Gillespie and Nelson 
Gillespie, whose lives have been devoted to dry goods 




Holmes Block, Classic Street. 




Residence of j. Hobart Warren. 




Cheney Block, Main and Classic Streets. 




Residence of Hon. J. Russell Parsons. 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 57 

business. They occupy two floors of a double store, em- 
plo}^ ten persons, and their trade extends to all parts of 
the surrounding country, while as a progressive firm they 
are known all over the State. 

EASTON. RISING & VVORDEN. 
In 1875 Mr. C. W. Easton opened a general insurance 
and coal business in Hoosick Falls, attaining considerable 
success. In 1880 he formed a partnership with Mr. C. F. 
Rising, and in 1883 Messrs. Easton & Rising took a third 
partner in the person of Mr. L. E. Worden, when the 
present firm was established. The firm are contractors 
and builders, and dealers in builders' supplies, lumber, 
doors, sash, blinds, builders' hardware, lime, cement, 
paints and oils, agricultural implements, etc. The firm 
also represent some of the largest insurance companies ; 
and do a large business in each line represented. 

ROCHESTER CLOTHING COAAPANY. 
This wide-a-wake concern is located in Byars Block, 
Church Street, and occupies a handsome double store. 
The business was started in May, 1890, and is the largest 
of its class in town. The house deals in everything in the 
way of men's, youths' and boys' clothing, hats, furnish- 
ing goods, etc., the clothing being of the reliable Roch- 
ester make. The store is conducted by a syndicate which 
operates a number of stores throughout the country, sup- 
plying the same with goods of their own manufacture. 
Mr. Edward Eevy is manager of the house here. 

S. S. LOTTRIDGE. 
This establishment has a history extending over a 
period of half a century. The concern deals in carpenters' 
and builders' supplies of all kinds, both wood and metal, 
plastering material, marble for walks, drain tile, and a 
great variety of specialties ; also manufactures buggies, 
carriages and cutters. The firm owns a large amount of 



58 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

real estate in convenient localities. A specialty is made 
of contracting and building, and in this regard the house 
partakes of the character of a building and loan associa- 
tion, as it builds homes for people of small means, and 
grants long terms of payment. 

SALEn n. WMITE. 

Mr. White occupies commodious quarters in his own 
building, corner First and Centre Streets, and deals in 
meats, poultry and vegetables. He has been in business 
about four years, is a young man, and has built up a large 
business. 

h. P. BERGER & CO. 

This firm occupy roomy quarters extending to four 
floors, in the handsome Holmes Block, Classic Street. 
The business is dealing in furniture of all grades, pianos 
and organs, pictures and frames, drapery, rugs, and in 
the manufacture of cabinet work. The firm began busi- 
ness in October, 1890. The individual members are H. 
P. Berger and W. M. Holmes. Mr. Holmes, who is pres- 
ident of the Board of Trade and a village trustee, is the 
owner of the building, and the inv^entor of a twine-binder 
manufactured by the Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine 
Co. The store is finely fitted and is supplied with all 
conveniences for conducting a large business. 

cJOSEPH BUCKLE^'. 
Mr. Buckley is a dealer in groceries and provisions, 
coal, wood and ice. He makes a specialty of D. & H. C. 
Co.'s and D., L,. & W. R. R. Co.'s rail coal, and promptly 
attends to all orders. Mr. Buckley started business in a 
small way about fifteen years ago at his present location, 
opposite Troy & Boston passenger depot, and has built 
up a very large business through his own efforts. The 
fact that he has been president of the village and is now 
first vice-president of the Board of Trade indicates the 
esteem in which he is held among his neighbors. 



HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 59 

E. LEONARD & SON. 
This concern was established in 1852 by Mr. E. Leon- 
ard, who admitted his son, Edgar, into partnership upon 
his reaching manhood. Upon the death of the senior 
proprietor Edgar became sole proprietor and retained the 
old firm name. Leonard & Son are agents of the 
National Express Co., expressmen, ice dealers, and run a 
number of job wagons. Thej^ do a carrying business of 
all kinds of merchandise, baggage, etc., and give special 
attention to moving pianos. 

nURD & CO. 
The business of this house was established in 1866. It 
has been under the administration of the present firm 
since 1887. The firm are proprietors of the Hoosick Falls 
Custom Mills and other industries referred to under the 
head of manufactures. At No. 5 Center Street is the 
office and store of the house. Hurd & Co. are wholesale 
and retail dealers in wood and lumber, agricultural imple- 
ments, doors, sash and blinds, drain tile, roofing slate, 
builders' hardware and supplies. They do a large busi- 
ness as contractors and builders, also, and form one of the 
largest concerns in the place. 

BRIEN BROS. 
This firm began business about two years ago, and has 
been located in the new Holmes Block since April last. 
In addition to their quarters here the firm have a store- 
house on Church' Street. The individual members of the 
firm are F. S., L. J., and J. T. Brien, while two other 
brothers and seven other men are emploj^ed about the es- 
tablishment, making a working force of twelve. Brien 
Bros, deal in heavy and shelf hardware, tools, stoves, 
ranges and furnaces. This is the only firm in Hoosick 
Falls that buys stoves in carload lots. The firm does 
plumbing, gas and steam fitting, roofing and general job 



6o HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 

work, and its facilities are such that it is enabled to con- 
tract for jobs of any magnitude in steam heating, water 
piping, etc., in any part of the country. 

McKACHRON & ROBSON. 

This house has a history dating 1849. It has been 
under the administration of the present proprietors since 
1887. Its location is on John Street, where it enjoys 
nicely fitted and roomy quarters. The individual mem- 
bers of the firm are J. H. McEachron and C. A. Robson. 
The house deals in and has a large stock of fine diamonds 
and jewelry, watches, clocks, silverware, musical instru- 
ments and optical goods, makes a specialty of fitting 
glasses and of difiicult repairing. 

RILEY & GAFFNEY. 

This well-known firm conduct a large livery, sale and 
boarding stable, and deal in harness, buggies and car- 
riages, and in coal, wood and sand. They make a 
specialt}' of fine matched pairs and single horses, and have 
an extended reputation as reliable dealers in horses. The 
individual members of the firm are Frank Riley and Peter 
Gaffney. The establishment has been in existence for 
twenty years, and for the past year and a-half under its 
present management. Mr. Riley, of the firm, is president 
of the village and second vice-president of the Board of 
Trade. 

COMMERCIAL HOUSE. 

The Commercial House is a large brick structure, 
located opposite the railroad depot. It is heated by 
steam, lighted by electricity, its rooms are comfortable 
and well furnished, its table substantial and bounteous, 
and the general character of the house home-like. The 
proprietor, Mr. Frederick Deming, has had a long experi- 
ence in hotel business, and meets the demands of guests. 



HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 63 

J. H. GLENN. 

Mr. Glenn's cosy store is located at the corner of First 
and Centre Streets. He has been in business about two 
years, deals in groceries and provisions, fruits and vege- 
tables, and is in possession of a prosperous business. 
HENRY W. STONE. 

Mr. Stone is located at No. 8 John Street, where he 
has been in business about six years. He is a druggist 
and apothecary, and, in addition to a full line of drugs 
and chemicals, he is agent for Boericke & Tafel's and 
Humphrey's Homeopathic remedies, Penfield's celluloid 
trusses, and Henderson's bulk garden seeds. 
CORNELIUS McCAFFERY. 

Mr. McCaflFery's office is on Third Street. About twelve 
years ago he opened a blue stone quarry which has since 
furnished stone for many buildings in Hoosick Falls. 
The stone, which dresses nicely, can be furnished in any 
size block desired. The quarry is easily accessible, and 
convenient for shipping to any point. 

EDWIN H. MAXON. 

Mr. Maxon is a photographer, who made the negatives 
from which the engravings presented in this publication 
were produced. He is a true artist, as is evinced by the 
character of his photographs. He is located at Estabrook 
Gallery, Main Street, and makes a specialty of children's 
pictures. 

W. M. ARCHIBALD. 

Mr. Archibald conducts the oldest drug store in town, 
at No. 21 Classic Street. He has been in business for 
fourteen years, and deals in a general line of drugs, chem- 
icals, etc., in addition to which he manufactures Archi- 
bald's Rheumatic Cure and Archibald's Quinsy Cure. 
These remedies are very efficacious, are well recommended, 
and enjoy a good sale. 



64 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

p. M. YOULEN. 

Mr. Youlen is a watchmaker and jeweler, doing busi- 
ness on Main Street, head of John. He has been in busi- 
ness in Hoosick Falls nearly eight years. Mr. Youlen 
deals in watches, clocks, jewelry and optical goods, and 
makes a specialty of fine repairing. 

DAVID DARLING. 

Mr. Darling is a contractor and builder, who constructs 
public buildings, stores and dwellings complete, furnishes 
plans, drawings, etc. His responsibility is unquestioned, 
and his promptness is testified to by twenty- five years' 
experience. 

WM. SHERIDAN. 

Mr. Sheridan is the proprietor of the Hoosick House, 
32 Main Street, and is a dealer in ales, wines, liquors and 
cigars. He is a clear-headed gentleman, who held the 
office of overseer of the poor for two years, and is at 
present one of the trustees of the village. 
CHAS. LASOR. 

Mr. Lasor is a painter, grainer and paper hanger, and 
is in possession of a nice business. He is also manager of 
"Wood's Opera House, and is city bill poster. 
E. R. ESTABROOK. 

Mr. Estabrook has lived in Hoosick Falls for a long 
period, and is the oldest insurance agent in the place. 
He represents a number of strong companies, and places 
insurance to any amount, while his long career has given 
him the confidence of the public. 

JOHN GALLAGHER. 

Mr. Gallagher has been engaged in coal business in 
Hoosick Falls for about ten years. He deals in all kinds 
of coal, making a specialty of D. & H. C. Co.'s rail coal. 
His yard is on Railroad Avenue. Mr. Gallagher attends 
to all orders promptly. 



CONSTITUTION 

or THE 

BOARD or TRADE 

or 

nOOSICK TALLS 



ADOPTED OCTOBER 21. 1890. 



Section I. — Name. 

This Association shall be called the Board of Trade of the 
Village of Hoosick Falls. 

Section II. — Object. 

Its object shall be to aid in promoting the extension and 
development of the industrial and other interests of the village. 

Section III. — Officers. 

The officers of this Association shall be a President, two Vice- 
Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. 

The officers shall be elected separately, by ballot, at the reg- 
ular annual meeting of the Board, and shall hold their respective 
offices for the period of one year, beginning on the first day of 
January after their election, and until their successors shall be 
duly chosen. Provided, that the persons first chosen to fill said 
offices shall respectivel}' hold the same from the date of their 
election until the first day of January, A. D. 1891. 

President. 

It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings 
of the Board, and he shall be {ex-officio) a member of all standing 
committees of the Board. 

In the absence of the President the Vice-President, First or 
Second, shall perform his duties. 

Secretary. 

The Secretary' shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the 
Board, and discharge such other duties as the Board may pre- 
scribe. 

Treasurer. 

It shall be the duty of the Treasurer, after his election and 
before entering upon the discharge of his duties, to file a bond 
for the faithful performance of the same in an amount satisfactory 
to the Executive Committee. He shall then, as Treasurer, take 
charge of all moneys accruing to the Association ; he shall pay 
out moneys on warrants drawn by the President and counter- 
signed by the Secretary ; he shall keep a regular account of the 
moneys received and expended by him, and shall make an annual 



66 HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 

report thereof, and such other reports as the Executive Com- 
mittee may require. 

Section IV. — Commiitees. 

The President shall, as soon as practicable, and within one 
week after his election, appoint the following committees, to hold 
offices for the term of one year from and after the first day of 
January succeeding their appointment, provided that the com- 
mittees appointed by the first President of the Board shall hold 
office from the date of their appointment until the first day of 
January, A. D. 1891. 

Membership. 

A Committee on Membership, to consist of three members i 
whose duty it shall be to receive and report upon all applications 
for membership. 

Finance. 

A Committee on Finance, to consist of three members, whose 
duty it shall be to audit all bills before payment, and to audit the 
general accounts of the Treasurer, and to have general charge and 
supervision of the finances of the Board. 

Trade and Manufacture. 

A Committee on Trade and Manufacture, to consist of five 
members, whose duty it shall be to promote the manufacturing 
and business interests of the village ; to receive and investigate 
all applications looking to the estal^lishment of new industries in 
the village, and to report their action thereon, or any recommen- 
dation they may see fit to make concerning the same, to the 
Board. 

Public Works. 

A Committee on Public Works, to consist of three members, 
whose duty it shall be to aid in securing public buildings for 
Hoosick Falls, to look after the interest of the village in relation 
to its railroads, depots, hotels, water works, mail and telegraph 
service, and suggest improvements to same. 

Statistics. 

A Committee on Statistics, to consist of three members, whose 
duties shall be to procure all information possible in relation to 
comparative freight rates between this and other inland villages, 
to closely watch taxation and how the same compares with neigh- 
boring villages, to also watch census and other reports going out 
from the village, and to see that the same are correctly issued, to 
scan carefully all figures and statements that appear in print in 
relation to our village, and when thought necessary to call atten- 
tion of Board to same. 

Executive. 

An Executive Committee, consisting of the officers of the 
Board and chairmen of their various committees, who shall have 
general supervision of the business interests of the Association, 
and shall prepare and have charge of all publications and print- 
ing. 

Section V. — Membership and Dues. 

All citizens of the village of Hoosick Falls who shall declare 
their intention to become members of the Board to the Secretary 



HoosicK Falls, N. Y. 67 

of the Board prior to January ist, 1S91, shall be charter members- 
Any resident of the village of Hoosick Falls may be proposed 
for membership in writing to the Committee on Membership, and 
upon a favorable report by said committee the names of persons 
so reported shall be balloted upon at any regular meeting of the 
Board, and any of said persons receiving a two-thirds vote of the 
members present shall become a member of the Board. 

On becoming a member he shall sign the Constitution and 
By-L,aws. 

Dues. 

Each member shall pay to the Treasurer, within thirty days 
after being admitted to membership, an admission fee of three 
dollars ; and each member shall pay to the Treasurer annual dues 
of two dollars, payable semi-annually, on or before January loth 
and July loth in each and every year. 

Section VI. — Meetings. 

The annual meeting of the Board shall be held on the second 
Monday of December in each year. 

Regular quarterly meetings shall be held on the second Mon- 
day of January, April, July and October. Special meetings may 
be called at any time by the President, or in his absence by either 
of the Vice-Presidents. 

The Secretary shall send a written or printed notice of all 
meetings to each member, by mail, at least three days before 
such meeting. 

Section VII. 

This Constitution may be altered or amended by a vote of 
two-thirds of the members of the Association present at any reg- 
ular meeting, provided a written notice of such amendment shall 
have been given at a previous meeting. 



BY-LAWS. 



CHAPTER I. 
Meetings. 

Rule I. At Business meetings of the Board of Trade mem- 
bers shall sit uncovered, and preserve a proper decorum. Any 
member wishing to speak will rise and address the chair. 

Rule 2. No member may speak longer than five minutes, 
nor more than twice on the same motion, unless by consent of the 
Board of Trade. 

Rule 3. No debate shall be permitted except to a motion 
regularh- made and seconded. At the request of any member 
motions shall be reduced to writing by the mover thereof 

Rule 4. At the regular meetings of the Board the following 
shall be the order of business, and this order shall not be waived 
without unanimous consent, viz. : 

1. Call to order. 

2. Roll call. 

3. Reading of minutes. 

4. Reading of communications. 



68 HoosiCK Falls, N. Y. 

.S. Reports of Standing Committees, as follows : On Mem- 
bership ; on Finance ; on Trade and. Manufactures ; on Public 

Works ; on vStatistics. 

6. Reports from Secretary. 

7. Reports from Special Committees. 

8. Unfinished business. 

9. New business. 
ID. Adjournment. 

CHAPTER II. 

Quorum. 

Rule r. Ten members thereof shall constitute a quorum at 
meetings of the Board of Trade. 

CHAPTER III. 

Committees. 

Rule I. The Committee on Public Works shall consider mat- 
ters relating to the mail service, telegraphs and telephones, pub- 
lic buildings, railroads, water supply, sanitary measures, streets, 
roads, bridges, and such other kindred matters as may be referred 
to them by the Board. 

Rule 2. The Committee on Trade and Manufacture shall 
consider questions relating to the introduction, fostering and 
encouragement of manufacturing industries in Hoosick Falls and 
its suburbs. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Withdra ival of Member sh ip. 

Any member who may wash to withdraw from the Associa- 
tion shall give written notice thereof, but shall not be permitted 
to withdraw unless he shall have paid his dues. 

CHAPTER V. 

Expulsion of Members. 

Any member who shall refuse or neglect to compU' with the 
Constitution and By-Laws of the Association may be expelled by 
the vote of three-fourths of the members present ; but a notice of 
said motion shall be served on him by the Secretary previous to 
the day of said meeting. 

Any member refusing to pay his dues shall have two monthly 
notices served upon him by the Secretarj-, informing him of the 
fact ; and his refusal to pay after being so notified shall cause his 
name to be stricken from the roll of membership. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Atnend)Hents. 

Rule I. Tliese rules may be amended, or additional ones 
adopted, by unanimous consent at any regular meeting, without 
previous notice, or by an affirmative vote of tw'O-thirds of the 
members present at a regular meeting, if notice of the same has 
been given at the preceding regular meeting, or published twice 
in a newspaper in Hoosick Falls, for two weeks prior to the meet- 
ing at which they are acted upon. 



/^ppei^dix. 



Appendix. i 

cfini Q. immi 

45 (Htii^(H ^T., H005i(i^ Falls, N, V. 

THE OLDEST ERL EME KEnCT in 
THE CITT. 

The only party who can furnish building lots on call from 
fS.oo to j5i 25.00 per foot front. 

The only person who will sell you a house ready to move 
into on the installment plan. 

The only one who will furnish you a lot and build you a 
house to order for a small cash payment down. 

The only one who will sell you a lot for business, in the cen- 
tre of the city, for 25 per cent, down and give ten years for balance. 

The owner of thirty tenements, rented at reasonable rates, 
and kept in best possible condition. 

The only living man that can furnish a desirable hotel and 
opera house site in the geographical centre of this city, and one who, 
to aid in their erection, will take fio.oooto $15,000 stock in the enter- 
prise ; situated immediately across from the armory, illustrated in 
this book, and being on the corner of Church and Elm Streets. I 
am holding a lot 100x165 feet for the above purpose, and if the right 
men see this statement, and will come and look over the town and its 
requirements, they will believe, as I do, that there is not a better 
opening in the State of New York. 

I own fifty building lots near the Malleable Iron Works 
which I will sell from $50 to $400 each, and ask only 10 per cent, 
down. I will execute a warrantee deed of an acre of this very 
desirable land to any manufacturer who will agree to work 
twenty-five employes upon it for one year in any legitimate 
business. 

I will meet any capitalist half-way in the furtherance of any 
honorable purpose, looking towards the advancement of Hoosick 
Falls, fully believing that no spot or place under heaven ofi"ers 
better inducement to capital than this, and that our past, bright 
and cheering as it has been, will be buried in the glory of that 
business future which is sure to come to us. 



m\ Q. ELDREDGE. 



Appendix. 





^^. p. Berc^er. 



U/. f[\. f4olmes. 



J/. P. Beiael Sc 0c^., 



pupnittire Jjiealers, 
picture f ramers, 



Upholsterers. 






funeral Directors and 6"^t>almers. 

* % 

Repairing a Specialtj/". 

BeesiGR FPiccs, n. y. 





Appendix, iii 



mmT; ■ mim 



nimmiim^m^mimm. 



Four Floors Packed With Goods. 



THE MECCA OF ALL PURCHASERS. 



Siuifc^er^S)' (Karelcoare, 

(sRiaa, Siric-a-Si)rac, iJanc^ (Syooil/I), picfure<i>, 

©[ut^/^ anil iJi^Rioa ©lacftPe, 
HOLIb/JY * QOObS ' OF- EVERY - DESCRIPTION 



Iar<5(^st pssortmet^t! Ipu/est prices! 

AAiN sTp^eer, - - hoosici^ fall$. 



iv Appendix. 



5TEYEN5 ^ THOnPSON, 



/INb 



A £iNr\ A 



W/ILLOOnj/IC P/JFER C2., 



n^NVIF/I^TMRERS OF 



n/1NQINQ-F/lFER, 



IN /ILL qR/lbE5. 



NORTH H005ICK, H. T. 




Appendix. v 

established 15t2, 

Has the largest circulation and is the best advertising medium in 
the northern district of Rensselaer County. 



5f7<^ '' ^t^T)d^ird" jobpr\T)\:\T)(^bep^rt[r\eT)t 

Is fully equipped with machinery and material for printing all 

kinds of commercial, society and general job work in the 

best possible manner, and' at reasonable prices. 

BEI^/J. liORSlEV, proprietor. 

fflSTQn.RiMnGswoMn, 

HEADQUA-RTE-RS FCR EVEHgOAIE. 

DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF 

BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, LUMBER, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, 

BUILDERS' HARDWARE, LIME, CEMENT, PAINTS, 

OILS AND VARNISHES, READY-MIXED PAINT, 

BRUSHES, Etc. 



Large Assortment of LAMPS of All Styles and Kinds. 



We also represent some of the Largest 

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES 

And always give lowest rates. 
Office and yard 6 and S •Hoosick St., on Fitchburg "R-H. 



H005I(I^ FALL5, N. V. 



vi Appendix. 

ESTABLISHED 1859. 



HAUSSLER & S2N 

7. 9. 11. CLASSIC STREET. 

LEADING 

rURNlTLJRE DEALERS 

AND UNDERTAKERS. 



UPHOLSTERING, - PICTL'RE - ERAAAING - AND 
REPAIRING. 



HAIR MATTRESSES A SPECIALTY. 



HENRY W. STONE, 
Dru(^(^ist - ai)d - /^potl7eeary. 



AGENT POR BOERICKE & TAFEL'S AND HU/nPHREY'S HO/nEO- 

PATMIC REA\ED1ES. 

E. C. PENPIELD & C2.'S CELLULOID TRUSSES. 

DEALER IN 

PETER HENDERSON & CS.'S BULK GARDEN SEEDS. 

domestic, 1/nported and key west cigars 
8 jorH street, roosick falls. 



Appendix. vii 

J^oosiel\ pall5 U/ater-pou;er 

- I^re - ar)d - iQeapde^eept - Syste/r^s - 

U/ater pou/er or ^leetri(; pou/er leasi^d oq tl?(? most 
fauorabl(? t<?r/i\s. 



/i tract of 27 acr<?5 of lan>d 5uitabl(? for pa(;tory Sit(^5 
for sal^ or Ic^aj*?, 



/T)i9irna(T| dQUsed poiuer, 500 jHorse. 



JAMES W. WAKEFIELD, President, 

FRANK A. SAWYER, Treasurer, 

JOHN T. SAW^YER, Sec'y and Manager. 



J. H. GliEHH. 



Denier in 



•mncT-nnD'SmrLE- GROCERIES- 

Fine Teas, Coffees, Spices, Canned Goods, 

Provisions, Flour, Confectionery, 

Tobaccos and Cigars. 

Headquarters for Choice Butter and Fresh Eggs, and Depot for Foreign 
and Domestic Fruits. 

CoR. FIRST AND C ENTER STS., HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y. 

DAVID DAt^Lil^G, 
-CONTRACTOR i flNb i BUILDER- 

H0O5KK FflLL5, N. T. 

Public buildings, stores and dwellings of either brick or wood 
estimated upon for complete construction if desired. Plans and 
drawings furnished if wanted. Responsibility unquestioned. 
Ability and promptness testified to by an unbroken record of 
twenty-five years successful business. 

DAVID DARLING, River Street. 



viii Appendix. 



TM 



ROCnESTEK-CLOTtlinG-C0., 

MANUFACTIRERS AND RETAILERS OF THE REEIABEE 

^Il^ocfie^ter-IVlQl^e ©lotl^in^ !^ 

A saving of fo.oo on fio.oo is guaranteed the purchaser. 
In connection with our Mammoth Clothing Stock we have 
immense departments for 

Which we retail at wholesale prices. 

I^0(HeSTei^ (^LOTHING (©., 

HOOSICK FALLS, N. g. 

FACTORY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

JOStVn ^ BUCKLEY, 



-DEALER IN- 



QR0CERIE5 AND FR0VI5I0NJ, 

CO/IL, WOOD Am ICE. 



b. & H. C. Q2.'5 ^Nb b., L. 6r W. R. R. C2.'5 RAIL 
C04L A SFEQI/ILTY. 



ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 



Office and Store opposite Troy & Boston Passenger Depot* 

HOOJICK F/tLLJ, N. T. 

Kf ORDERS RECBIVMD BY TJE;i,mPHONS. 



Appendix. ix 

P. ]V[. YOUliEH, @ 



DEALICR IN AND REPArREROF 

WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY & SPECTACLES. 

Adjusting or Improving the Time-keeping Qualities of Waic/ies 
a specialty. 

TRUB STANDA-RD, OR RAILROAD TIME. 

itJrHverything One Price, and Prices the I^owest, 

MAIN STREET, - - - - HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y. 






AAA 



JOH/N GALLAGHE-R, 

"Dealer in 

All -Kinds -of- Coal 

D. St H. e. Co.'s RAIL COAL a Specialty 
V72CRD. RT^ILROHD KVENVyE. 



Appendix. 



BUSINESS ESTABLISHED, iS66. 



HURD 5^ CO.. 

PROPRIETORS OF THE 

I1005ICK FALLS CUSTOn MILLS 

AND WHOIvESALH AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 

WOOD AND LUMBER, FLOUR AND GRAIN, 

Agricultural Implements, 'Doors, Sash and 3linds, 
■Roofing Slate, Tile, "Drain Pipe, Grindstones, Lime, 
Cement, Paints, Oils, ^/indox^/ Glass, Build- 
ers' ■HardNA/are, Etc., Etc. 

Wood-working Machinery in connection with the 
Lumber yard. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 

SHINGLES KND CHKIR STOCK. 



Five Barrels of Kindling Wood, "Dry and Hard, for $1.00 
GRIST MILL, HOOSICK ST. OFFICE, 5 CENTER ST. 



ncE/lCnRON ^ K0B50N. 

^<b tRe IseaeliQO' eKoui^e la tReir "bine. 
U/(? l?au(? a larc^e a^d carefully s(^l(?et<?d jtocK of 

Vs/oitclie^, ©locl\^, deWelry, 

©Utlery. Etc., Etc. 

It sl^all be our aim ip tt?e future, as i^ tl^e past, to 

upl^old tl^e t?orjor of tf?e fpouse by strictly 

square dealir^t^ vuitJ? all. U/e belieue iv) 

l^o^est Cioods apd tporjest prieej. 

Oo. -ii JoRn Jtreef, - - |oo<^iciC laff^. 



Appendix. xi 

sT 5. LOTTRfbQE, 

CARPENTERS' - AND -BUILDERS' - SUPPLIES 

OF ALL KINDS, Sl'CH AS 

Lumber and Timber, Lath, Shingles, Flooring, Spruce and Pine Clapboards, 
Siding, Ceiling, Pine and Spruce Finishing Lumber Mouldings. Doors, Sash, 
Blinds. Sheathing and Roofing I'aper, Plastering Hair, Lime and Cement, Cal- 
cined Plaster, White Sand and Marble Dust. Also a full line of 

BVyil-DERS' HKRDiAiKRE, 

Paints, Oils and Colors. Putty, Varnishes, Glass, etc. Sawed Wood and Slabs, 
Split and Sawed Fence Posts, Pickets, Rails, Ladders Stoue Boats and Drain 
Tile. 

I have added to my business the sale of 

MARBLE FOR WALKS. 

It is the best and cheapest material, appearance and durability considered, 
that can be found for that use. 

I still continue to manufacture first-class 

BUGGIES, CA-RHIAGES AND CUTTEKS. 

Why buy a cheap carriage when I will sell you a No. i carriage for $r50, 
with full leather top of the best quality hand-buffed leather, and lined with 
indigo dved-in-the- wool broadcloth. 

REPAIRING of all kinds promptly attended to, and at prices that defy 
competition, quality considered. 

Harnesses, Whips, etc., at rock bottom prices. 

QHURQH 5TREET. - - H005IQK F/JLL5. 

ALSO CONTRACTORfi AND BUILDERS. 

HEATED BY STEAM. LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY. 

COnnERQI/1L HOUSE, 

OPPOSITE FITCHBURG DEPOT. 

•>1 \JNDeR •• NEiAi f TV^KNT^CeTureNT. 14- 

FKEDEHieK DEMING, Proprietor, 

FREE BUSS TO ALL TRAINS. llOOSIQK I /ILLS, I I . I • 

-^ Chas. Lasor, -^ 

p. O. BOX 1061, HOOSICK FALLS. 

Estimates fur7iished 011 out-of-toivn luork at atiy time. 

^lll work guaranteed prompt attention. 

mHNflGER WOOD'S OPERfl HOUSE. CITY BILL POSTER. 



xii Appendix. 

FRANK RILEY. PETER GAFFNEY. 

fJILiEY & GAFFNEY, 

k)iOGr\;, §ale 5) 12>oardii\| Stable. 



/« l/ie Sale Department Matched Pairs and Singles for Family 
Driving, are made a specialty. 



riNE AND ORDINAY hARINESS AT LOW PRICES. 



Agents for H. H. BABCOCK BUGGY CO. 

AND DEALERS IN 

COAL. WOOD AND SAND. 

No. 1 WATER STREET, - HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y. 



CHESTER GILLESPIE. NELSON GILLESPIE, 




(iille$pie Brotl7er5, 

Dealers ip 

papey 9 Stapl*? Dry (iood$ 
<$arpets, 

|iosiery, tli^deriuear ai^d (]loues. 

JHoosieK Falls. |^. V. 



Appendix. xiii 



Brien Brothers, 



-DEALERS IN- 



Shelf and Heavy HardNA/are, 

iT0VE5. RUnGES. rumiicES 

Carpenters' and Machinists' Tools, 

T\N AAI-D WOODE/M ^I'A-RE, PLUMB I AI G, GAS T^N'D 

WATE-R PIPI/VJG, Tl/M "ROOFI/NG A/MO 

©E/^E-RAL J03BI/MG. 

HOLMES BLOCK, - A1 CLASSIC STREET, 

HOOSICK FALLS, /N. y. 

Q. "beonaril ^ ^on, 

NATIONAL EXPRESS AGENTS, 

J^oosieK palls Expressmei), 

Teg 'Wfi60N5 AND DesLei^s 'n I(e. 



Baggage and Merchandise carried to any part of the Village on 

arrival of trains, at reasonable rates. Goods taken from one 

part of the Village to another at short notice. 



OFFICE NEAR THE TROY & BOSTON PASSENGER DEPOT. 



SPECIAL CARE GIVEN TO MOVING PIANOS. 



xiv Appendix. 

"TME BEST IS KLiA^T^YS CHET^fPEST." 

E. -R. ESTAB-ROOK, 

GBAJEHAL - lAJSU-RAAJCB - AGENT, 

Havin<T been long in the business, has improved the opportunities 
offered to select four ieen first-class companies, which he now rep- 
resents. He has found that his motto " liberal adjustments and 
prompt payments " has won for these companies the confidence 
of the business public. 

The Best and Cheapest Place to buy is at 

wm ' nnD • mumi - nrntnEi 

QI;)oie(^ Beef, l/eal, (Tlatto^, porH, )Hams, C^or^ed 
Beef, Bolo^Qa. 



POULT-Rg AND VEGETABLES IN SEASON. 

SAUSAGE OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. 
Orders delivered by wagon to all parts of the City and suburbs. 

CORNER FIRST AND CENTRE STS., 

HOOSICK KALI.S, ?<. Y, 

DRUQQI5T - AND - CHEniST, 

21 ei_ASSie ST-REET. 
OLDEST DRV/G STORE IIS TOin^IS. 

Manufacturer of Archibalds Rheumatic Cure and Archi- 
BALD's Quinsy Cure. 



Sunday hours, g to lo A. M.; 5 to 6 P. M. 



Appendix. 



XV 



d\A/in H. Maxon, 
Photographer, 

AAA Bstabrook Gallery, a a 4 

Wood's Slock, Main Street, Hoosick Palls, N. g, 

BUILDI/NG STO/NE 

Of Best Quality. 

■^1- BLOCKS •OF'-MNY-SIZE-Dei-Iii^EReD. 14- 
Office, Third Street, Hoosick Falls, Al . g. 

Wheeler & Wilson's No. 9 Family Sewing Machine 



PL, 

w 



* a 

O 

< 




Salesroom, 454 AND 456 FULTON STREET, TROY, N. Y. 



xvi Appendix. 



j^oosae funnel Route 



SUPERB EQUIPMENT, EXCELLENT TRAIN SERVICE, 

FAST TIME AND COURTEOUS EMPLOYES 

MAKE THE 

FITQHBURQ - R/IILRO/ID 

THE FAVORITE LINE from Troy, Albany, Saratoga, Lake 
George, Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, Syracuse, Rochester, 
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Toronto, Cleveland, Detroit, 
Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and all points West, Southwest 
and Northwest, to Boston and New England. 



FAST e^^PF^eSS Tl^AINS 

With elegant PALACE PARLOR and SLEEPING CARS to and 

from 

Chicago and Boston, and St. Louis and Boston, 

VIA 

NIKGT^RK I=KL-L-S. 

WITHOUT CHANGE. 



THE POPULAR ROUTE from New York and Troy for all 
points in Vermont and Canada. 

THE ONLY LINE running through cars, without change, 
from New York or Boston to Rutland, Brandon, Middlebury, Ver- 
gennes Burlington and St. Albans, Vt. 

THE PICTl^RESQUE ROUTE between Boston and St. 
Albans, St. Johns, Ogdensburg, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. 

ELEGANT PALACE SLEEPING CARS TO AND FROM 

MO/NT-RBAL - A/ND - BOSTO/N 

WITHOUT CHANGE. 

For Time Tables, Parlor and Sleeping Car accommodations, 
or further information, apply to any agent of the Fitchburg 
Railroad. 

J. H. WATSON, 

e. A. NIMMO, Gen. Pass. Agt., Boston, Mass. 

Gen. West. Pass, Agt., Troy, N. Y. 



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Single Apron Binders. 




Direct Draft Mowers — 4X, A}i, 5 and 6 ft. 
cut. 



WALTER-n.-WGGD" 

FROQRKIVE 
nnRVEST 

nncnins 

U/ell-(nade, 

Durabli^, 
Immensely 8troQ(5, 

Easy-Draft, 
5imple, iQi^epious, 

apd 
I^eliable. 

Enclosed Gear Reaper — controllable rak- ^ g ^ CT ^ i 

Made under the personal direction of Walter A. Wood, at the 
works of the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine 
Company, at Hoosick Falls, N. Y., from choice materials and 
with careful workmanship. 

SEND F=OR CKTKL-OGV/e. 




Hay Rake — changeable for one horse or 
two horses. 




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